Quick & Easy Medical Terminology 9th Edition Test Bank | Peggy C. Leonard | Exam Questions & Answers

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, ANS: C REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations
20. In pharmacology, drugs are grouped into classes based on their:
a. major effects.
b. potential for abuse.
c. color.
d. method of administration.
ANS: A REF: p. 9 TOP: Abbreviations


COMPLETION

1. A plural expresses that there is more than _ of something. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer.

ANS: 1

REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

2. Every medical term contains at least _ component parts. ( Use only numeric characters in your answer. )

ANS: 2

REF: p. 7 TOP: Word Parts

3. Pronunciation of medical terms may vary by .

ANS: geographical region

REF: p. 11 TOP: Pronunciation of Medical Terms

4. Many nouns that end with s, ch, and sh form their plurals by adding _.

ANS: es

REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

5. The plural of a noun ending in nx is .

ANS: nges

REF: p. 9 TOP: Plurals

, e d ic a l T e r m in o l o g y 8 th E d i t io n L e o n

Chapter 02: Suffixes and Combining Forms Made Easy
Leonard: Quick & Easy Medical Terminology, 8th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Suture of a blood vessel is called:
a. angiectomy
b. angioplasty
c. angiorrhaphy
d. angiotomy
ANS: C REF: p. 29 TOP: Surgical Suffixes

2. Surgical puncture of the thin membrane that surrounds the fetus is called:
a. adenectomy
b. amniocentesis
c. angiorrhexis
d. glycolysis
ANS: B REF: p. 29 TOP: Surgical Suffixes

3. Pain along the course of a nerve is called:
a. neuralgia
b. neurocele
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis
NU RS IN GT B.CO M
ANS: A REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

4. Protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity that contains it is called:
a. a hernia
b. dilatation
c. edema
d. emesis
ANS: A REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

5. A term that means stretching of a structure is:
a. dilatation
b. ptosis
c. prolapse
d. spasm
ANS: A REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

6. The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the tissues that results in swelling is
called:
a. dilatation
b. edema
c. emesis
d. ptosis

, ANS: B REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

7. Excessive preoccupation with fire is termed:
a. hydrophobia
b. kleptomania
c. paranoia
d. pyromania
ANS: D REF: p. 44 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

8. Carcinoma is:
a. an abnormal fear of something
b. another term for cancer
c. any disease of a body structure
d. excessive preoccupation with illness
ANS: B REF: p. 37 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

9. Prolapse means:
a. cramping
b. discharge
c. sagging
d. rupture
ANS: C REF: p. 37 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

10. A word that is also a suffix that means stopping or controlling is:
a. edema
b. mania
c. ptosis
d. stasis
ANS: D REF: p. 37 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

11. Surgical repair of the eye is:
a. ophthalmalgia
b. ophthalmological
c. ophthalmoplasty
d. ophthalmorrhagia
ANS: C REF: p. 34 TOP: Surgical Suffixes

12. A surgical procedure to increase the size of the breasts is:
a. augmentation mammoplasty
b. mammography
c. mastitis
d. reduction mammoplasty
ANS: A REF: p. 33 TOP: Combining Forms for Body Structures

13. Partial or total excision of a nerve is called:
a. neurectomy

, b. neurology
c. neuroplasty
d. neurosis
ANS: A REF: p. 32 TOP: Surgical Suffixes

14. A surgical procedure in which the colon is sutured to the abdominal wall is:
a. colonoscopy
b. colopexy
c. coloscopy
d. colostomy
ANS: B REF: pp. 32, 33 TOP: Surgical Suffixes

15. A term that means vomiting is:
a. amnion
b. emesis
c. endocrine
d. forensic
ANS: B REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

16. The branch of medicine concerned with the administration of drugs or agents that
produce loss of feeling is:
a. anesthesiologist
b. anesthesiology
c. immunologist
d. immunology
ANS: B REF: p. 26U S N TOP:
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O and Specialties
17. The physician who specializes in intestinal and gastric disorders is a:
a. gastroenterologist
b. gastroenterology
c. gerontologist
d. gerontology
ANS: A REF: p. 24 TOP: Specialists and Specialties

18. The medical specialty that is devoted to treating diseases of the female reproductive organs,
including the breasts, is:
a. gerontology
b. gynecology
c. pathology
d. urology
ANS: B REF: p. 24 TOP: Specialists and Specialties

19. A term that means uniting a wound by stitches is:
a. excision
b. incision
c. surgical puncture
d. suture

, ANS: D REF: pp. 29, 33 TOP: Surgical Suffixes

20. A term that means the opposite of malignant is:
a. benign
b. cancerous
c. obstetric
d. ptosis
ANS: A REF: p. 23 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Terms

21. Inflammation of the eye is called:
a. ophthalmalgia
b. ophthalmitis
c. ophthalmopathy
d. ophthalmorrhexis
ANS: B REF: p. 39 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

22. Herniation of the brain through an opening in the skull is called:
a. craniectomy
b. craniotomy
c. encephalocele
d. encephalopathy
ANS: C REF: p. 36 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

23. The term cardiologist means:
a. a heart specialist
b. any disease of the
heart
c. inflammation of the heart muscle
d. study of the heart and its associated diseases
ANS: A REF: p. 20 TOP: Specialists and Specialties

24. Rupture of the eyeball is termed:
a. ophthalmocentesis
b. ophthalmorrhexis
c. otorrhexis
d. otorrhea
ANS: B REF: p. 39 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

25. Cramping of the hand is:
a. chirosis
b. cholestasis
c. chirospasm
d. colostomy
ANS: C REF: pp. 31, 40 TOP: Symptoms and Diagnostic Suffixes

26. Which of the following terms means dilation of a blood or lymph vessel?
a. angioplasty